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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. (Greek mythology) a wise old counselor to the Greeks at Troy;

2. a genus of Psittacidae;
[syn: Nestor, genus Nestor]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Nestor \Nes"tor\, prop. n. (Zool.) A genus of parrots with gray heads, of New Zealand and Papua, allied to the cockatoos. See Kaka. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Nestor n 1: (Greek mythology) a wise old counselor to the Greeks at Troy 2: a genus of Psittacidae [syn: Nestor, genus Nestor]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

20 Moby Thesaurus words for "nestor": Dutch uncle, Polonius, admonisher, adviser, backseat driver, buttinsky, confidant, consultant, counsel, counselor, expert, guide, instructor, kibitzer, meddler, mentor, monitor, orienter, preceptist, teacher
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

43 Moby Thesaurus words for "Nestor": Buddha, Confucius, Father Time, Gandhi, Mentor, Methuselah, Old Paar, Plato, Socrates, Solomon, centenarian, dotard, elder, gaffer, geezer, golden-ager, gramps, grandfather, grandsire, graybeard, nonagenarian, octogenarian, old chap, old codger, old dog, old duffer, old geezer, old gent, old gentleman, old man, old party, old-timer, older, oldster, pantaloon, patriarch, presbyter, senior citizen, septuagenarian, sexagenarian, the quiet-voiced elders, venerable sir, veteran